Harden public manual evidence and release routing

docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/DEVELOPMENT.md

@@ -273,6 +273,18 @@ Latest same-day browser/distribution continuity follow-up still on `2026-06-24`:
   - protected notices
   - protected browser-access
   - protected dashboard
+- the remaining public pricing, launch-status, and download fallback CTAs now
+  also stop opening generic `/login` or broad support detours when the real
+  next lane is already known:
+  - the free explorer plan now preserves `/register?next=/app`
+  - operator fallback now opens the protected downloads lane directly
+  - studio fallback now opens the protected rollout/browser-access lane
+  - public launch-status and download fallback callouts now point at exact
+    protected release, notices, and dashboard follow-through
+- the public About and Support pages now also surface the same live launch and
+  packaged-proof evidence already shown on the stronger public manual routes,
+  so those narrative/help surfaces no longer talk about maturity only in the
+  abstract
 - the public topic cards therefore no longer dead-end on broad public guidance when the real next step is signed-in protected follow-through
 - the new shared callout posture explicitly separates:
   - what still works
@@ -283,6 +295,18 @@ Latest same-day browser/distribution continuity follow-up still on `2026-06-24`:
   - protected-route loading with preserved next-target sign-in and support escape hatches
   - dashboard auth-health and release-authority fallback continuity
   - public download and protected release-lane fallback continuity
+- the same bounded follow-up then reran the HyperTwist-owned refactor tools on
+  the current public-route continuity state:
+  - `scripts/run-hypertwist-sentrux-source-only.sh`
+  - `Quality: 6135`
+  - all `7` rules passing
+  - `scripts/run-hypertwist-gitnexus-analyze.sh`
+  - `16,236` nodes
+  - `38,055` edges
+  - `670` clusters
+  - `300` flows
+  - `scripts/run-hypertwist-gitnexus-status.sh`
+  - `Status: up-to-date`
 - this hardening is still boundary-honest:
   - degraded browser auth does not become a false production claim
   - degraded release-manifest lookup does not unlock raw package delivery

website/src/__tests__/download-center-page.test.tsx

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ vi.mock('../site-config', () => ({
       name: 'Explorer',
       price: 'Free',
       ctaLabel: 'Start in the browser',
-      ctaHref: '/register',
+      ctaHref: '/register?next=%2Fapp',
       notes: 'Preview the browser account shell, operator dashboard, release notes, and desktop onboarding posture.',
       features: ['Browser account access'],
     },
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ vi.mock('../site-config', () => ({
       key: 'operator',
       name: 'Operator',
       price: 'Launch pricing via Paddle',
-      ctaLabel: 'Request operator access',
-      ctaHref: '/support?topic=operator-access',
+      ctaLabel: 'Open protected downloads',
+      ctaHref: '/app/downloads?platform=windows',
       notes: 'Desktop-first recognition, replay, training, and higher-dimensional runtime ownership for active training operators.',
       features: ['Desktop download access'],
     },
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ vi.mock('../site-config', () => ({
       key: 'studio',
       name: 'Studio',
       price: 'Contact for launch readiness',
-      ctaLabel: 'Talk to HyperTwist',
-      ctaHref: '/support?topic=studio-rollout',
+      ctaLabel: 'Open protected rollout lane',
+      ctaHref: '/app/browser-access',
       notes: 'Higher-dimensional families, operator deployment support, and packaging/validation coordination for production lanes.',
       features: ['Magic120Cell and 5D operator posture'],
     },

website/src/__tests__/public-marketing-pages.test.tsx

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ vi.mock('../site-config', () => ({
       name: 'Explorer',
       price: 'Free',
       ctaLabel: 'Start in the browser',
-      ctaHref: '/register',
+      ctaHref: '/register?next=%2Fapp',
       notes: 'Preview the browser account shell, operator dashboard, release notes, and desktop onboarding posture.',
       features: ['Browser account access'],
     },
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ vi.mock('../site-config', () => ({
       key: 'operator',
       name: 'Operator',
       price: 'Launch pricing via Paddle',
-      ctaLabel: 'Request operator access',
-      ctaHref: '/support?topic=operator-access',
+      ctaLabel: 'Open protected downloads',
+      ctaHref: '/app/downloads?platform=windows',
       notes: 'Desktop-first recognition, replay, training, and higher-dimensional runtime ownership for active training operators.',
       features: ['Desktop download access'],
     },
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ vi.mock('../site-config', () => ({
       key: 'studio',
       name: 'Studio',
       price: 'Contact for launch readiness',
-      ctaLabel: 'Talk to HyperTwist',
-      ctaHref: '/support?topic=studio-rollout',
+      ctaLabel: 'Open protected rollout lane',
+      ctaHref: '/app/browser-access',
       notes: 'Higher-dimensional families, operator deployment support, and packaging/validation coordination for production lanes.',
       features: ['Magic120Cell and 5D operator posture'],
     },
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ describe('public marketing pages', () => {
     expect(await screen.findByText(/public release fallback/i)).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText(/direct package delivery stays intentionally withheld until that authority returns/i)).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('What stays intentionally withheld')).toBeTruthy()
-    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'Sign in to inspect access' }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('/login')
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'Open protected downloads' }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('/app/downloads?platform=windows')
     expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'Open support' }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('/support?topic=operator-access')
   })
 
@@ -524,6 +524,10 @@ describe('public marketing pages', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('Generates desktop-link tokens for safe browser-to-desktop handoff')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('Must prove its own runtime and backend contract before being marketed as live')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('Release and deployment maturity')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Current public rollout posture')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('About-page launch and release posture')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Current packaged desktop proof')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Packaged validation passed')).toBeTruthy()
   })
 
   it('renders the public feature atlas with capability tiers and route-aware metadata', async () => {
@@ -638,7 +642,7 @@ describe('public marketing pages', () => {
     expect(document.head.querySelector('meta[property="og:url"]')?.getAttribute('content')).toBe('https://hypertwist.app/features')
   })
 
-  it('uses useful support fallback routes for plans that do not yet have live checkouts', () => {
+  it('uses exact protected fallback routes for plans that do not yet have live checkouts', () => {
     mockGetAuthHealth.mockResolvedValue({
       ok: true,
       service: 'hypertwist-auth-server',
@@ -696,8 +700,8 @@ describe('public marketing pages', () => {
     })
     renderWithProviders(<PricingPage />)
 
-    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /request operator access/i }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('/support?topic=operator-access')
-    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /talk to hypertwist/i }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('/support?topic=studio-rollout')
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /open protected downloads/i }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('/app/downloads?platform=windows')
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /open protected rollout lane/i }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('/app/browser-access')
   })
 
   it('prefers runtime checkout URLs and live plan prices on the pricing page when the manifest provides them', async () => {
@@ -897,6 +901,10 @@ describe('public marketing pages', () => {
     expect(screen.getAllByText('Manual and route focus').length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
     expect(screen.getByText('Recovery and degraded-state guidance')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('Desktop-first continuity during recovery')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Current release and package posture')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Current support-facing launch posture')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Current packaged desktop proof')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Packaged validation passed')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('Digital delivery workflow')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('Post-install operator workflow')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('Privacy and compliance boundary')).toBeTruthy()

website/src/components/ui/PublicLaunchStatus.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { getAuthHealth } from '../../auth/auth-api'
 import { resolvePublicLaunchStatusSummary } from '../../public-launch'
 import { launchReadiness } from '../../site-config'
-import { buildSupportPath } from '../../site-routes'
+import { buildProtectedDownloadPath } from '../../site-routes'
 
 function usePublicLaunchStatus() {
   const authHealthQuery = useQuery({
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ export function MarketingLaunchStatusBanner() {
         <Link className="inline-link" to="/pricing">
           View launch posture
         </Link>
-        <Link className="inline-link" to={buildSupportPath('launch-readiness')}>
-          Get launch help
+        <Link className="inline-link" to={buildProtectedDownloadPath('windows')}>
+          Open protected release lane
         </Link>
       </div>
     </article>
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ export function PublicLaunchStatus({
       ) : null}
       {!ready ? (
         <div className="button-row top-gap">
-          <Link className="button button--ghost" to={buildSupportPath('launch-readiness')}>
-            Contact launch support
+          <Link className="button button--ghost" to={buildProtectedDownloadPath('windows')}>
+            Open protected release lane
           </Link>
-          <Link className="button button--ghost" to="/open-source-notices">
-            Review notices
+          <Link className="button button--ghost" to="/app/notices">
+            Open protected notices
           </Link>
         </div>
       ) : null}

website/src/pages/public-pages-commerce.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   resolveReleaseCommerceView,
   resolveReleaseManifestView,
 } from '../release-manifest'
-import { buildProtectedDownloadPath, buildSupportPath } from '../site-routes'
+import { buildLoginPath, buildProtectedDownloadPath, buildSupportPath } from '../site-routes'
 import {
   desktopFirstLaunchCards,
   desktopDownloadSteps,
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ export function PricingPage() {
     {
       ...operatorFallbackPlan,
       price: releaseCommerce.plan_price_operator,
-      ctaLabel: releaseCommerce.operator_checkout_url ? 'Open Paddle checkout' : 'Request operator access',
-      ctaHref: releaseCommerce.operator_checkout_url || buildSupportPath('operator-access'),
+      ctaLabel: releaseCommerce.operator_checkout_url ? 'Open Paddle checkout' : operatorFallbackPlan.ctaLabel,
+      ctaHref: releaseCommerce.operator_checkout_url || operatorFallbackPlan.ctaHref,
     },
     {
       ...studioFallbackPlan,
       price: releaseCommerce.plan_price_studio,
-      ctaLabel: releaseCommerce.studio_checkout_url ? 'Open Paddle checkout' : 'Talk to HyperTwist',
-      ctaHref: releaseCommerce.studio_checkout_url || buildSupportPath('studio-rollout'),
+      ctaLabel: releaseCommerce.studio_checkout_url ? 'Open Paddle checkout' : studioFallbackPlan.ctaLabel,
+      ctaHref: releaseCommerce.studio_checkout_url || studioFallbackPlan.ctaHref,
     },
   ]), [releaseCommerce])
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export function DownloadPage() {
                 },
               ]}
               actions={[
-                { label: 'Sign in to inspect access', to: '/login' },
+                { label: 'Open protected downloads', to: buildProtectedDownloadPath('windows') },
                 { label: 'Open support', to: buildSupportPath('operator-access') },
               ]}
             />
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ export function DownloadPage() {
               download links live behind the protected dashboard where plan and entitlement
               state are resolved.
             </p>
-            <Link className="button button--ghost" to="/login">
-              Sign in to check access
+            <Link className="button button--ghost" to={buildProtectedDownloadPath('windows')}>
+              Open protected download lane
             </Link>
           </article>
         </Section>
@@ -455,8 +455,8 @@ export function DownloadPage() {
               After sign-in, open the operator dashboard to generate a desktop-link token.
               That token is designed to hand browser identity and plan posture over to the local desktop app without exposing your password.
             </p>
-            <Link className="button button--ghost" to="/app">
-              Open dashboard
+            <Link className="button button--ghost" to={buildLoginPath('/app')}>
+              Open protected dashboard
             </Link>
           </article>
         </Section>

website/src/pages/public-pages-marketing.tsx

@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ export function HomeLanding() {
 }
 
 export function AboutPage() {
+  const { windowsValidationPlatform } = usePublicReleaseManifestView('public-about')
+
   return (
     <>
       <SiteMetadata
@@ -549,6 +551,21 @@ export function AboutPage() {
             ))}
           </div>
         </Section>
+
+        <Section
+          title="Current public rollout posture"
+          description="Narrative claims stay more credible when this page also shows the live public launch posture and the current packaged desktop proof."
+        >
+          <PublicLaunchStatus title="About-page launch and release posture" />
+        </Section>
+
+        <PublicPackagedDesktopProofSection
+          platform={windowsValidationPlatform}
+          actions={[
+            { to: '/download', label: 'Open download center' },
+            { to: '/docs', label: 'Open public manual' },
+          ]}
+        />
       </MarketingShell>
     </>
   )
@@ -901,6 +918,7 @@ export function SupportPage() {
   const supportTopic = searchParams.get('topic')
   const selectedSupportTopicKey = supportTopic && supportTopicGuidance[supportTopic] ? supportTopic : null
   const selectedSupportTopic = selectedSupportTopicKey ? supportTopicGuidance[selectedSupportTopicKey] : null
+  const { windowsValidationPlatform } = usePublicReleaseManifestView('public-support')
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -932,6 +950,21 @@ export function SupportPage() {
           />
         ) : null}
 
+        <Section
+          title="Current release and package posture"
+          description="Support gets easier when current launch-readiness truth and current packaged desktop proof remain visible beside the help lanes themselves."
+        >
+          <PublicLaunchStatus title="Current support-facing launch posture" />
+        </Section>
+
+        <PublicPackagedDesktopProofSection
+          platform={windowsValidationPlatform}
+          actions={[
+            { to: '/download', label: 'Open download center' },
+            { to: '/changelog', label: 'Review release notes' },
+          ]}
+        />
+
         <Section title="Contact">
           <article className="card">
             <p>

website/src/site-config.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { DownloadPlatformKey } from './site-routes'
-import { buildSupportPath } from './site-routes'
+import { buildProtectedDownloadPath, buildRegisterPath } from './site-routes'
 
 const env = import.meta.env as Record<string, string | undefined>
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const planCatalog = [
     name: 'Explorer',
     price: 'Free',
     ctaLabel: 'Start in the browser',
-    ctaHref: '/register',
+    ctaHref: buildRegisterPath('/app'),
     notes: 'Preview the browser account shell, operator dashboard, release notes, and desktop onboarding posture.',
     features: [
       'Browser account access',
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ export const planCatalog = [
     key: 'operator',
     name: 'Operator',
     price: readTrimmedEnv('VITE_PLAN_PRICE_OPERATOR', 'Launch pricing via Paddle'),
-    ctaLabel: operatorCheckoutUrl ? 'Open Paddle checkout' : 'Request operator access',
-    ctaHref: operatorCheckoutUrl || buildSupportPath('operator-access'),
+    ctaLabel: operatorCheckoutUrl ? 'Open Paddle checkout' : 'Open protected downloads',
+    ctaHref: operatorCheckoutUrl || buildProtectedDownloadPath('windows'),
     notes: 'Desktop-first recognition, replay, training, and higher-dimensional runtime ownership for active training operators.',
     features: [
       'Desktop download access',
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ export const planCatalog = [
     key: 'studio',
     name: 'Studio',
     price: readTrimmedEnv('VITE_PLAN_PRICE_STUDIO', 'Contact for launch readiness'),
-    ctaLabel: studioCheckoutUrl ? 'Open Paddle checkout' : 'Talk to HyperTwist',
-    ctaHref: studioCheckoutUrl || buildSupportPath('studio-rollout'),
+    ctaLabel: studioCheckoutUrl ? 'Open Paddle checkout' : 'Open protected rollout lane',
+    ctaHref: studioCheckoutUrl || '/app/browser-access',
     notes: 'Higher-dimensional families, operator deployment support, and packaging/validation coordination for production lanes.',
     features: [
       'Magic120Cell and 5D operator posture',

website/src/site-data.ts

@@ -762,6 +762,11 @@ export const resourceCollections = [
 ] as const
 
 export const changelogEntries = [
+  {
+    date: 'June 24, 2026',
+    title: 'About and Support now surface live launch posture plus packaged desktop proof',
+    details: 'The public About and Support pages no longer talk about maturity only in abstract terms. They now expose the same current launch-readiness callout and Windows packaged-proof section already used by the other public manual surfaces, so narrative, rollout, and help pages stay anchored to current native release evidence.',
+  },
   {
     date: 'June 24, 2026',
     title: 'Public support topics now preserve exact protected destinations through auth',